I NEED A TIP HOW TO SEE IF MY BUCKET IS LEVEL THE GROUND

[ovrszd]

I use the same technique. It is a great time saver.

An operator that has never used an effective indicator would struggle to understand.

 

[Mendonsy]

I made one for my loader about 10 years ago, mostly for using with the forks mounted. It has one fixed pointer that shows where the bucket position will be at ground level, a second moving pointer that shows the bucket position at the current level, and a rotating dial that moves with the bucket. Here's a picture.

 

[Billrog]

Well thought out.

 

[ovrszd]

Impressive!!!

 

[Egon]

An operator that has never used an effective indicator would struggle to understand.

Yep, that's me.

I recall fifty or so years ago when I was around dirt moving equipment that none had any type of level indicators. Yet things got levelled.

 

[ovrszd]

Yep, that's me.

I recall fifty or so years ago when I was around dirt moving equipment that none had any type of level indicators. Yet things got levelled.

I hear ya. I run a blade. I cut a 60x50 pad for my shop level within an inch. And I can build a roadbed level with the proper crown. But that doesn't mean level indicators aren't advantageous.

 

[Oldpath05]

"But that doesn't mean level indicators aren't advantageous."<<<<<<<Let me guess is your favorite game Scrabble...........

 

[ovrszd]

"But that doesn't mean level indicators aren't advantageous."<<<<<<<Let me guess is your favorite game Scrabble...........

Nope, just thought it was a good word to use to describe the gain of having one.

 

[Oldpath05]

Here's what I did

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...-3016-a.html?highlight=bucket+level+indicator

I went to that thread, cant quite figure out what your looking for to indicate bucket angle, dose the rod come through the top of the tube to indicate bucket level?

 

[ovrszd]

I went to that thread, cant quite figure out what your looking for to indicate bucket angle, dose the rod come through the top of the tube to indicate bucket level?

Since he's not online right now, I'll offer an answer.

Yep. The rod slides back and forth thru the tube. When the end of the rod is even with the top end of the tube, bucket is level when sitting on the ground. That's what drove my comment about using it when rolling the bucket backward to level. You stare at the tube waiting for the rod to appear, then stop curl. Hard to tell how far forward your bucket is tilted without exposing the rod and then adjusting from there. I used that type for several years. You get used to it.